8/31/2012

Following the recent release of their new single "F.E.B.N.", Trash Talk are now sharing its Wolf Haley-directed video.

Additionally,
the band has announced a September tour, bookended by appearances at
Hopscotch Festival and the Odd Future Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. Aside
from these two appearances, the rest of the band's September shows will
coincide with Odd Future's September tour. These shows will be at
separate venues, serving as after parties for the Odd Future shows.
Video and tour dates below.

Aug 31th, 2012- Noisey has premiered the official video for Ringo Deathstarrs new single Rip today. Rip is the first offering from the Austin, Texas trios forthcoming album Mauve (to be released in North America by Sonic Unyon on Sept 25th). The song is equally distorted and dreamy with bassist Alex Gehring handling vocals. The visuals for the song reflect this with Gehring, Elliott Frazier (guitar/vocals) and Daniel Coborn (drums) taking a Technicolor trip (replete with trails) with the help of some 3-D glasses from their cereal box.

Speaking on the creation of the song, Frazier recounts Rip was the sixteenth and last song we recorded (for Mauve).
Alex gave me a demo of herself singing the melody on an unplugged
electric guitar. Without the drums, it could have been a Beat Happening
song, but I was inspired and played drums on the track. It was created
pretty organically and there was never any forethought that it would be
the first single.

Self-produced in Austin and Los Angeles, Mauve follows Ringo Deathstarrs highly received 2011 LP, Colour Trip. Colour Trip, known for a massively blown out but melodic sound, helped the band to be named a highlight of SXSW 2011 by CNN, Brooklyn Vegan, NPR and Wired. The latter summed up their sound as the band sounds like it leaped screaming out of My Bloody Valentine's blown amps.

Rather than trying to raise the dizzying wall of guitar sound on its predecessor, Mauve
raises the melodies and dials back the sonic assault while retaining
the bands signature decibel power. Frazier says of this approach
Colour Trip was a great studio album but on Mauve we just wanted to write songs that we would have a blast playing live and could recreate easily on stage.

The band will be embarking on a five week North American tour this
September and October. (Confirmed tour dates below). Album pre-order
links is also below including full-length in LP, CD and digital
editions via Sonic Unyon for North America and Rip7 on Electric Blue Vinyl via UK label AC30.

8/30/2012

From Jessie Baylin's critically acclaimed full-length album, Little Spark, comes a new track culled from those sessions titled "Thorns." Produced by Kevin Augunas (The Black Keys) and arranged by Richard Swift (The Shins), "Thorns" is a recently-released b-side gem from the Little Spark sessions - an album that showcases Jessie's lovely songwriting craft described by Rolling Stone as "seductive" and by the Associated Press as "lush, thoughtful pop music." "Thorns" is available now via iTunes and Amazon. Stream and share it below.

For
their new single "So Destroyed", Prince Rama is holding a dance contest
where anyone can submit a youtube video of themselves dancing to the
song. All videos will be reviewed by the band and the ones with the
most destroyed dance moves will be compiled and featured in the
official music video for the song. The grand prize winner will receive
custom made Prince Rama dance shoes (designed by the band), a signed
album, and a chance to perform the dance live on stage with the band.
Watch the below video (and inspiration for the contest) to see what
kind of competition you'll be up against.

Please submit a private youtube link to: sodestroyed@paw-tracks.com.
Contest ends September 24. Winner will be announced the following week.
Once the official "So Destroyed" video is released all entries will be
available here to view.

Also,
as announced last week, the band is working with Astral Projects
(filmmakers Tony Lowe and Lily X. Wahrman, the team responsible for
"Icon Eye", the Sun Araw and Congos documentary) to create a Now-Age
Psych Opera based around the songs of Top Ten Hits of the End of the World.
Watch the video that explains more about the concept of the film below,
or head to the group's Kickstarter page to read the full scoop and
contribute to the cause.

Frank Ocean will make his SNL debut on September 15th. His debut studio album channel ORANGE was
released in July 2012 to widespread critical acclaim. Peaking at #2 on
the Billboard chart, the album has also achieved great commercial
success. Frank kicks off the 38th season of Saturday Night Live alongside host Seth MacFarlane, who is best known for creating the hit TV show "Family Guy."

On September 15th, tune in to NBC at 11:30 EST to catch Frank Ocean's SNL debut.

"The
band have always loved B-side land and this is a collection of our
favorites. None of our B-sides are album rejects. It's a different
space, usually just post finishing an album when all the members of
Elbow are chiming and feeling very creative. This gives Dead in the Boot a real late night vibe. My sister came up with the title after we released Asleep in the Back. Some
of these songs are the favorites we have ever written. It was important
to us that this collection be an album in its own right so for some
fans it may seem like there are glaring omissions, but these songs are
the ones that hung together perfectly."Guy Garvey, Elbow

For long term Elbow watchers the announcement that Dead In The Boot is finally due for release on September 4th will be very good news indeed. First talked about around the time of the release of the bands debut album Asleep in the Back, Dead In The Boot brings together B-sides and the odd non-album track from the band's thirteen year recording career.

It's
the first release following Elbow's highly-visible performance at the
closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics. Elbow also contributed the
specially commissioned "First Steps" to the London games.

The early years are represented by "None One" from the original Newborn EP released by Uglyman Records in 2000 and "Lucky With Disease" from 2001. The band's most recent work is showcased by "Buffalo Ghosts" the B-side to the limited edition 10" vinyl release of "Open Arms" last April.

In
addition there are ten further tracks that demonstrate the depth of
Elbow's songwriting, comprising heart wrenching ballads, loping steel
guitar ornamented grooves ("The Long War Shuffle") and blues drenched
howls ("McGreggor").

Mostly
self-produced, recording B-sides throughout the years allowed the band
to hone their studio skills which eventually led Elbow keyboard player
Craig Potter to fully produce and mix the bands last two albums. It may
be categorized as a B-sides album but Dead In The Boot stands shoulder to shoulder with every other Elbow album released.

"Dead In The Boot" will be available digitally on September 4th, 2012.

Drastic Plastic Collectibles and Impact Merchandising Present: Iggy Pop, the second of their limited edition bobbleheads.

Since
his raucous proto-punk, peanut butter smearing days with The Stooges,
few "street walking cheetahs" have mastered the maniacal with as much
grit, gusto and flair as Iggy Pop. This rare figure is hand-numbered
and limited to 1000 pieces. It stands 7-inches high and is made of
durable polyresin. Get yours today as they are sure to go fast..

"The album’s title track
[The National Health] is the sort of runaway jittery guitar anthem that
we’re not getting quite so often from the UK’spostpunkrevivalists
anymore."

---STEREOGUM

"MaxïmoParkhave always been best at their
fastest, when they sprint through verses into choruses and back out again
just as quickly. That's thanks mostly to singerPaul
Smith, who has a
unique ability to slip into controlled mania like a jockey cracking a
whip.”

---PITCHFORK

“MaxïmoParklive at the crossroads of Joy
Division, Franz Ferdinand and early Joe
Jackson…”

- ROLLING
STONE

"MaximoParkare back with their
quintessential furiously fast-paced indie rock – and it’s
great."

--- MUSO'S
GUIDE

August 23, 2012, NEW YORK, NY – Straight
To The Sun Records celebrateMaximoPark's first USA tour in over 5
years and the release of their brand new album “The National Health”
(in stores TODAY, 08.28.12) by launching anInstagramcontest offering the chance to
win a double pass to seeMaximoPark perform at a city near you,
as well as a copy of the new album.

To be part of the contest, all you need to do is
download the cover art forMaximoPark’s new album “The
National Health” by clicking the download link provided below, or simply
write the words “MaximoPark” and display it in the
most extraordinary or unusual setting possible. Once the picture is taken,
use thehashtag#maximousatourand the name of the city you
would like to win tickets to (i.e. #maximousatourCHICAGO) when uploading your
photo.We are
offering one prize pack for each city onMaximoPark’s US tour, and the photo
with the most likes in each city wins!

There are no limits to the amount of photos you can
take or entries you can make.Entries
for each city will shut off 48 hours before the show and we will notify the
winners viaInstagram.
Remember: the only way to win is to have the most likes, so make sure you
post your pictures onFacebook,
Twitter,Tumblr…everywhere! To win tickets to the concert you
must be 21 or over and have photo ID to prove it. If you are under 21 but
you have received the most likes, you will win an autographed copy ofMaximoPark’s new album “The
National Health”.So get out there and get snapping!

The tour begins and ends in Los Angeles, CA on August 31 at The Echo
and with the bands return on October 7 for the Culture Collide Block
Party. The tour also includes an appearance on September 2 in
Seattle, WA at Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. Along the way from
September 5- 28, Niki & The Dove will act as act as direct support
for 4AD recording artist Twin Shadow's fall tour. Full tour
dates below.
To celebrate the tour, we are now offering a download Niki and the Dove's "DJ Ease My Mind", remixed by Twin Shadow (see premiere August 28). Stereogum
says of the remix, "On his reworking, George Lewis, Jr. brings out the
song’s haunted, meditative side." The track is also available at
iTunes now.

What people are saying about Niki + The Dove:“..All
12 of its songs manage to be equally arresting, flitting between the
sound of Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, and trashy Europop, while
delighting in tiny but pivotal moments, sites of emotional precipices
and tremendous, history-making passions.” – Pitchfork

"They're
refreshingly warm where Swedish peers the Knife are intentionally cold;
they’re consistent where Florence + the Machine are spotty; they're
accessible where Bat for Lashes is elusive. Recorded while the pair's
profile was rising, Instinct sounds as though these vets knew that this
was their moment to hustle like rookies while polishing like pros.” – SPIN

“Awash
with grand ambitions, Niki & The Dove is one of the few bands whose
grasp actually matches their reach. The result is dazzling...” – Under the Radar

"Her
voice has the same something we love in so many Nordic pop singers that
we promised ourselves we wouldn’t mention, those inimitable fragile
gasps and massive roars. Dahlström’s voice crags out like a haunted
Stevie Nicks singing off a lighthouse balcony...dramatic!" - THE FADER"The band's promising
distinctive electronic pop overlays should be held accountable for the
earworm syndrome with Niki& The Dove. Their songs are full of magic
and light but with an unsettling darkness hidden beneath the surface."
- FILTER
"...It’s a beautiful, emotive celebration of the power of pop when it’s been made for the love of the art." -BBC
"They deserve to have the whole word hear these songs. Heck they deserve some sort of Nobel Pop Prize." [8/10] - NME
"Instinct is a multi-layered album that is meant to be consumed
whole, which is what I love most about it. You can grind to it on the
dancefloor, or let it bump from your nightstand as you unwind, but
whatever you do, don't fight the impulses Niki & the Dove gives you
to hit repeat." - Glamour

Exitmusic will headline at dates across North America this fall,
starting September 30 at Il Motore in Montreal and ending with the Moog
Festival in Asheville, NC on October 26. Following this run of North
American dates Exitmusic will head overseas for a tour of Europe in
November. Check out the full tour dates below.

Click on the image above to see a new live video from our Secretly
Canadian Flyover Series featuring Exitmusic performing "White Noise"
from their debut full-length Passage filmed at Russian Recordings by Nineteenth State.
You can also view a beautiful behind the scenes video shot with
Exitmusic in Columbus, OH on their last tour, captured by director Andy
Newman right HERE.

"A perfect roar of sound steeped in Radiohead and Sigur Ros but full of talent in voice and texture. A real aural feast" -NPR
"Elegant but ghoulish guitar pop" -NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"Insurgent, cinematic, and sometimes brilliant, Passage is an emotionally evocative record bearing sharp hooks, driven deep by heavy textures and broad dynamics"-PITCHFORK
"A storm of melodic sounds that crashes through your eardrums like powerful waves" -BUST MAGAZINE
"One of the more ambitious, evocative, and engaging efforts of 2012" -BEATS PER MINUTE

The Hives are ready for their close up with the release of their new video for "Wait A Minute," which recently premiered on MTV. MTV's own Buzzworthy Blog
remarked "with squirmy close-ups on Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's cartoon
eyes and mesmerizing jaw, 'Wait A Minute' is anything but zen; it's a
taught, nervy, post-punk track that stays true to the Swedish group's
garage origins."

Directed
by Travis Schneider, the video was filmed in a Chicago hotel room using
only some leather, an iron, a floor lamp, frozen yogurt, and the
sweltering Chicago sun. "Wait A Minute" is the second single from The
Hives lauded new album Lex Hives, which was released earlier this summer on the band's own Disques Hives.

The Hives will return to the U.S. next month for a West Coast run, kicking off September 2 at the Made In America
festival in Philadelphia with stops in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles,
Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. The tour will include appearances on CONAN on September 12 and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 5.

The
September dates are the latest on the band's world tour, which included
a stop this past weekend at Reading & Leeds Festival, and marks
their second outing in the U.S. following a widely-praised run in June.
The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaimed "The Hives have been single-handedly saving rock and roll," and the Washington Times stated, "The Hives played the audience like a fiddle." Similarly, MTV praised their "Superhuman capacity for consistent excellency," and SPIN anointed Howlin' Pelle Almqvist "one of the greatest frontmen in rock."

The band's newest album Lex Hives is receiving worldwide praise, with NME declaring "Let it be said that Lex Hives is amazing," and Q Magazine's 4-star review asserting "Lex Hives fizzes with the energy of a debut album, the quintet emphatically back to what they do best." Likewise, The Independent states, "If Lex Hives has one fault, it's that it makes you want to switch it off, go straight out and see the Hives live," and Entertainment Weekly proclaims "The Hives have returned to remind us the Swedes do it better."

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